Oolite Bulletins

Smivs wrote:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!

I agree, despite myself.

drew wrote:

Disembodied wrote:

we are a nice friendly board but we can be picky!

We are a nice friendly board, but we can be picky! - Is what I think you meant.

Cheers,

Drew.

Or even,

We are a nice, friendly board, but we can be picky.

Smivs wrote:

Commander McLane wrote:

Smivs wrote:

...it confuses loads of people, specially those in Java (the country) presumably!

And while we're being nitpicky, let me just add that Java is not a country. The island of Java is part of Indonesia.

And being even more nitpicky, the country of Java is part of the State or Nation of Indonesia.
Extracts from Dictionary.com - country

the territory of a nation.

a territory distinguished by its people, culture, language, geography, etc

I'm inclined to disagree on both points. First, the concept of "nation" is not so easily portable from the (relatively!) straightforward European context where it developed to the multifaceted states left over by colonialism in other parts of the world. It is clear that in Indonesia there are peoples who don't themselves think that they belong to the nation of Indonesia, but rather consider themselves nations of their own, being forced into the state of Indonesia.

Second, while Java is clearly distinguished by its geography, this distinction is better described by island than country. As far as peoples, cultures and languages are concerned, it is countries (plural), and not country. For instance, West Java and East Java are wildly different from each other.

Not so friendly when it gets picky

Commander McLane wrote:

I'm inclined to disagree on both points.

I'd have been disappointed if you didn't I was being facetious, as I'm sure you know.

Fatleaf wrote:

Not so friendly when it gets picky

It's the friendly banter that makes this forum what it is. A great place to hang out.

Smivs wrote:

It's the friendly banter that makes this forum what it is. A great place to hang out.

Which is why I keep coming back

RyanHoots wrote:

Smivs wrote:

We Cucurbita can't resist anything that looks remotely like a kitten. It was hard-coded into our genome when the Felines first domesticated us. I can't speak for the Corvidae of course.

Enough with cute! I'm rated deadly!

Cute??
I see a snack with a bonus, maybe part of a glove, can be cold in space after all.

As for nations.. Well before we ate all the dino's each extended family/tribe/clan considered its self a nation.

The only 'nitpicking' I've seen is when discussing the physics of Newtonian or not to Newtonian?

I wonder what nation a newtonian belongs to?
Are they edible?

Besides that;
I agree, this is the friendliest and most helpful board I've had the pleasure to join.

p.s. Don't let the humanoid avatar fool you. I only use that one to play golf.
Actually a decoid, 6 legs, 4 arms. Not sure how many heads, we are aware, just can't see.

RyanHoots wrote:

I would like to thank everyone for being friendly and kind on this board. Every time I ask a question, I get a helpful answer.

No, I won't lend you any Credits. Go see the Black Monks.

Nice try though.

Fatleaf wrote:

Smivs wrote:

It's the friendly banter that makes this forum what it is. A great place to hang out.

Which is why I keep coming back

Me too. You missed a full-stop there, Smivs.

Cheers,

Drew.